Automating Azure DevTest Labs
by Luca Berton
Learn how to automate Azure DevTest Labs efficiently. This course will teach you how to streamline resource management, deploy environments, manage artifacts, and integrate automation into CI/CD pipelines for optimized workflows.
What you'll learn
Many organizations struggle with the manual management of development and test environments, leading to inefficiencies and increased costs. In this course, Automating Azure DevTest Labs, you’ll learn to streamline resource management and automate tasks within Azure DevTest Labs. First, you’ll explore how to configure automation for managing lab environments, including VM lifecycle and resource optimization. Next, you’ll discover how to apply and manage artifacts of Azure DevTest Labs environments. Finally, you’ll learn how to integrate DevTest Labs automation into CI/CD pipelines for seamless provisioning. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to automate Azure DevTest Labs, reducing manual effort, enhancing consistency, and optimizing costs.
About the author
Luca Berton, with over 18 years in AI, cloud, and automation, is a leading expert in Ansible automation, renowned for his practical experience and educational impact. His career includes a significant role as Vice President of Infrastructure at JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he spearheaded automation initiatives to shape future corporate infrastructure. Luca’s journey also features pioneering Smart City solutions at City Green Light and architecting scalable Amazon EC2 Linux instances at Studio Sto... morerti Srl.
Notably, Luca spent three years with Red Hat’s Ansible Engineer Team, making key contributions to the automation community. He is the author of the best-selling “Ansible By Example(s)” series, which includes guides on VMware and Kubernetes automation, and the creator of Ansible Pilot. His platform offers 300+ practical lessons, helping over 12,000 students and professionals master Ansible and advance their careers.
Luca’s commitment to open-source contributions and education is evident in his hands-on teaching approach, which has empowered countless IT professionals. His academic background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Università degli Studi di Padova, a high school diploma in Computer Science from ITIS F. Severi, and a Nanodegree in Mobile Web Specialist from Udacity, supported by a Google Developer EMEA scholarship. His career reflects a relentless pursuit of knowledge and a dedication to pushing technological boundaries.